6 No-Bake Desserts

The hardest part of hosting a dinner party or throwing together a meal for your family can be the actual cooking process. And it can be especially stressful when you have to calculate the exact timing of each of dish to ensure that everything is ready at the same time and stays warm for your guests. That’s why we love no-bake dishes, and especially no-bake desserts.

With the holidays fast approaching, we thought that it would be a great time to share our favorite no-bake desserts with you. These easy creations will leave you with more time on your hands to spend with family and friends and help to reduce the stress and pressure commonly associated with entertaining during the holidays. No-bake desserts are also extremely easy to make, usually requiring a simple mix of ingredients that can be thrown together quickly for an incredible end result.

You’d be surprised by the broad scope of no-bake desserts. Fudge, for instance, one of our ultimate favorites, requires no baking whatsoever. It’s so simple to make, and it’s always a crowd-pleaser. And yes, there are even cookies, cakes, and pies to serve that don’t require an oven.

Whether you’re hosing a holiday dinner, making a dish to bring to a potluck, or whipping up dessert for your kid’s bake sale, using one of our no-bake dessert recipes will cut your time in half and leave you with a product so good no one will care or notice that you didn’t use your oven.